How tall is Randy Newman

Randy Newman's Height

5ft 9 (175.3 cm)

Peak height was 5ft 11 (180.3 cm)
American singer-songwriter and film composer. Around the time that his song 'Short People' was released, he was being described as "5 foot 11" in newspapers.

How tall is Randy Newman
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Average Guess (9 Votes)
Peak: 5ft 11.28in (181cm)
Current: 5ft 9.08in (175.5cm)
Hong said on 2/Mar/22
RTE news : Broken neck forces Randy Newman to cancel European tour

Click Here Here's a interesting article that would explain height loss.
Ian Vector said on 24/Sep/21
Rob, can you add a page for Harry Nilsson? He was quite big in the 70's.
Ian Vector said on 17/Jun/21
I’d say 187 cm for Nilsson, 175 for Newman.
Karen Cooper said on 4/Jan/21
I'm short, 5'6" and I LOVE the song Short People. C'mon, laugh a little.
Will Dupont said on 3/Jun/20
I met Randy Newman at the airport and he was shorter than me. Im 5’8. He’s listed as 6’0, no way. Love the guy.
Ross (Tall) said on 5/Jun/19
I wish he was shorter so I could listen to his song 'Short People' and say "Physician Heal Thyself" to all my friends!
Tall Sam said on 25/Oct/18
Thinking of a contemporary who recorded an album comprised entirely of Randy's songs, Harry Nilsson looked like a pretty tall guy. Near Newman and John Lennon, Nilsson could look maybe a strong 6'1", maybe pushing 6'1.5".
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Here maybe slight pavement disadvantage with Ringo Starr, Elton John & Paul & Linda McCartney:
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Might be worthy of a page due his several big songs.
Tall Sam said on 18/Aug/18
Good addition, hard to say he was always a sloucher and can look barely 5'9" in the last decade (i.e. well edged by Neil Diamond). Maybe he once stood a strong 5'11" it's hard say. Short People was always meant to be a cheeky novelty song but he was bold to write it never having been six feet or over.
MJKoP said on 14/Aug/18
All joking aside, this guy probably should've been the *first* celeb to have had a listing on this site!
Grew up with the ingenious Will Sasso(a genuinely tall fellow) impression skits on MadTV. :D
MJKoP said on 14/Aug/18
Short people are just the same as you and I(oh, such lies!). All men are brothers until the day they day(it's a wonderful world).
Sandy Cowell said on 13/Aug/18
Oh, so it was him was it? He was the one who sang, "You have to pick them up just to say 'hello'!"

Yes, I remember it well, and never thought it was aimed at someone of my grand height! It was a funny little song, but I didn't buy it; I was already into hard rock by then!

Randy gets 5ft11 peak and 5ft9 for today's height.

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